No one had heard of John Boyega before Joe Cornish came along with ATTACK THE BLOCK now the young actor has Hollywood knocking at his door, and deservedly so.
At the moment Boyega is filming JUNKHEARTS from director Tinge Krishnan (HONEY AND RAZORBLADES) alongside Eddie Marsan (THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE CREED). Now HBO have snapped up the actor for boxing drama, DA BRINK.
The series is loosely based on the upbringing of Mike Tyson originating from a conversation between the boxer and the producer of ENTOURAGE, Doug Ellin. Boyega plays:
Donnie, who, after his release from juvenlie detention on his 18th birthday begins an exploration of what it means to be a man for himself and those around him.
The show will also star;
Milauna Jemai (LINCOLN HEIGHTS)
“Lynette, Donnie’s mother, with him he reconnects with following a 14-month separation.”,
Hulito McCullum (THE WIRE)
“Kevin, Donnie’s best friend and the one person he can’t leave behind, no matter how much he may want to.”
Kamahl Naiqui Palmer (GOSSIP GIRL)
“Malik, the moral center of Donnie’s tight group of friends who is looking for direction between his middle-class upbringing and the harder realities of his environment.”
John Ridley (THREE KINGS) works as the Showrunner and Spike Lee directing a number of episodes.
